Takeshis' (2005)
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Beat Takeshi lives the busy and sometimes surreal life of a showbiz celebrity. One day he meets his blond lookalike named Kitano, a shy convenience store cashier, who, still an unknown actor, is waiting for his big break. After their paths cross, Kitano seems to begin hallucinating about becoming Beat.
- Date of release
- 2005-09-02
- TMDB
- 6.1 / 10 (94)
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
- Director
- Takeshi Kitano
Casting
- Takeshi Kitano — Beat Takeshi / Mr. Kitano
- Kotomi Kyono — Takeshi's Girlfriend / Kitano's Female Neighbor
- Kayoko Kishimoto — Mahjong Parlor Woman / Audition Producer / Costumer
- Ren Osugi — Takeshi's Manager / Taxi Driver
- Susumu Terajima — Takeshi's Friend / Kitano's Yakuza Neighbor
- Tetsu Watanabe — TV Wardrobe Master / Noodle Cook / Audition Actor
- Akihiro Miwa — Self
- Naomasa Musaka — Film Studios Tattooist
- Koichi Ueda — Film Crew Member close to the Director
- Kanji Tsuda — Film Director
- Makoto Ashikawa — Assistant at Audition
- Tamotsu Ishibashi
Interesting facts
Takeshis' is a 2005 Japanese film directed, written, edited by, and starring Takeshi Kitano. It is the first film in Kitano's surrealist autobiographical trilogy, being followed by Glory to the Filmmaker!, and Achilles and the Tortoise.
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